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06.19.19
Hong Kong in Protest
On June 16, an estimated 2 million people took to the streets to protest the Hong Kong government’s handling of a proposed extradition bill. This followed two massive demonstrations against the bill earlier in the month, including one where police...
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06.19.19
What Does the Pause of Hong Kong’s Extradition Bill Mean?
The Hong Kong people’s historic mass protests during the past 10 days have demonstrated their awareness that the now suspended extradition bill proposed by Chief Executive Carrie Lam represented a threat to Hong Kong’s promised “high degree of...
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06.04.19
Is Hong Kong Forgetting to Remember June Fourth?
In sharp contrast to anywhere else in China, Hong Kong has stood as a steadfast stronghold of remembrance of the massacre, protected by the territory’s political system that guarantees freedoms of assembly and expression. Every June 4, the...
05.20.19
What Would Amending Hong Kong’s Law on Extradition Mean for International Non-Profits?
Hong Kong legislators are currently engaged in a fierce struggle over the proposed passing of a bill that would expand Hong Kong's policy to allow for extradition, on a case-by-case basis, to countries with which the territory does not have...
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02.20.18Battleground Malaysia: China Extends Crackdown on Uygurs across Borders
South China Morning Post
Malaysia has emerged as the latest battleground pitting Chinese efforts to export its security notions against principles of the rule of law.
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04.03.17Canada Deports Hundreds to China Each Year with No Treatment Guarantee
Globe and Mail
The Canadian government is deporting hundreds of people to China each year without receiving any assurances that they will not be tortured or otherwise mistreated, statistics provided to The Globe and Mail reveal.
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03.23.17Why Is Spain in the Middle of a Spat between China and Taiwan?
BBC
Spain could soon become the first European Union country to extradite Taiwanese criminal suspects to China, instead of their home island.
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09.21.16Chinese Agents Enter Canada on Tourist Visas to Coerce Return of Fugitive Expats
Globe and Mail
Trudeau begins negotiations for an extradition treaty with China
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09.06.16China Says It Has Netted One-Third of Top Overseas Graft Suspects
Reuters
Over the past two years, the commission has returned to China 1,915 people from more than 70 countries.
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07.07.16Hong Kong Refuses to Return Bookseller Lam Wing Kee to China
BBC
Chinese police say he is in breach of his bail terms and have threatened further action if he does not return.
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05.13.16Anticorruption Campaign in China Snares Former Top Party Official
New York Times
Chinese prosecutors have charged Ling Jihua with taking bribes, illegally obtaining state secrets and abuse of power, according to Xinhua.
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08.05.15
Should the U.S. Extradite Chinese Wanted by Beijing?
This week, The New York Times reported that Chinese officials have asked the U.S. government to help in apprehending Ling Wancheng, a wealthy Chinese business man and the brother of one of the highest-level officials to have been targeted in Xi...
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08.03.15China Seeks Businessman Said to Have Fled to U.S., Further Straining Ties
New York Times
Ling Wancheng is the younger brother of Ling Jihua, who for years held a post akin to that of the White House chief of staff.
Media
04.28.15
Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Chinese Fugitives
Meet China’s 100 international most-wanted: a history professor, a driving instructor, and a government propaganda office cashier. Chinese graft-busters want you to know that one of them might be your neighbor.On April 22, China’s dreaded Central...
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04.23.15Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Chinese Fugitives
Foreign Policy
One of China’s 100 international most-wanted might be your neighbor in the United States.
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04.23.15China Points to America in Most-Wanted List
Wall Street Journal
Pointing to America in Most-Wanted List Beijing believes some corruption suspects have fled to U.S.
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04.23.15China Asks Interpol to Help Find 100 Graft Suspects
Christian Science Monitor
Chinese authorities are seeking to repatriate absconding officials and others accused of corruption.
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04.13.15China, US to Boost Cooperation on Repatriating Fugitives
Associated Press
China and the U.S. are boosting cooperation in sending home crime suspects amid a Chinese drive to ferret out corrupt officials and fugitives.
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02.11.15Exclusive: U.S., China to Discuss Repatriation of Chinese Fugitives
Reuters
The issue is a thorny one, as no extradition treaty exists between the U.S. and China.
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10.15.13China Denounces Spanish Court’s Tibet Case Against Ex-President
Reuters
China denounced on Monday a decision by a Spanish criminal court to indict former Chinese president Hu Jintao for genocide as part of an investigation into whether his government committed abuses in Tibet.